Dog Friendly Bed And Breakfasts In Scotland

Reviews

What our customers say about their holidays

• Nina - Verified booking

  Wow, what a fabulous, spacious property.

  The kitchen was very welcoming, and I enjoyed cooking in there. The beds upstairs were extremely comfortable. There are two single beds downstairs which I’d overlooked, I had thought these were upstairs, one is comfortable the other not so. I feel that putting a king /double bed downstairs would work better and either adding a single to a double bedroom or exchanging them would be more beneficial as our youngest child did not want to sleep downstairs by themselves. Unfortunately, the property wasn’t as clean as I would of liked. I had to clean as there were tea stains on the living room floor and lots of dog hair from the previous guests ( we were dog free) and after I swept up it would have been nice to be able to clean over the floor without leaving it all wet, as a mop and bucket would have(and the one available was not in good order) so a speed mop would be very helpful to clean the wooden floors. I also had to wash the blankets that were on the sofas. I think other guests have used these for their dogs as these were covered in dog hair, not nice to sit on! Weirdly some of the tea towels were covered in dog hair but that is obviously not the property owners fault! I would recommend Briggsy’s butcher for fabulous tasty delights and Jedburgh deli for your cooking needs. We had a trip to Kelso and the local garden centre, there is an amazing fruit and veg shop selling unusual fruits and tasty breads. Definitely worth a visit! All in all a great week away.

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• Paul - Verified booking

  Lovely refurbished place, the description was accurate and we thought the location was good for ourselves.

  A few minor things, none of which affected our holiday in any significant way, but the owner may want to have knowledge of; The internal doors opening on to the carpet require the bottom of these doors adjusting as it was a struggle to push to open and close. As we had dogs with us, we needed to keep door shut, so restricting the area for our dogs to the hard floor areas. We received a call about the heating, we checked it out and it was very hot, although the thermostat registered 15* degrees, we lowered it to 13 degrees and turned the individual radiator thermostats to their lowest, this made a difference. However, the radiator in the landing, which was invaded and had no access does not have an individual thermostat and if it did, it wouldn’t have made any difference as we couldn’t reach it. This raditator continued to produce some heat. The walled controller having been lowered to maximum of 13 degrees did however help. A few more kitchen funerals would help if we had not been eating out all the time would be necessary for a long stay. The amount of stairs were not a problem for us, but the depth of tread which makes them steep was a problem for an older visitor who came to see us. We couldn’t get the STV app to work on the main TV, we didn’t use the others. Please don’t think this is a complete criticism as your place suited us and we were happy to have used the place. Good luck for the future. Paul

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• Karen - Verified booking

  When we arrived the keysafe wouldn't open.

  We called Sykes who weren't able to help as they could only tell us the code - which we already had. Fortunately a neighbour knew where the cleaner lived. In the end I managed to get the safe open with my car key, just as the owner called to make sure we were ok. Castlebrae is generally an attractive, comfortable and well maintained cottage, but our booking in December was marred by the kitchen and dining area being far too cold to sit in. The fully-glazed dining area (which has a very pleasant aspect over an attractive garden) has one radiator, which works, but is not at all adequate to heat the space in cold weather. We had to eat off our knees in the sitting room. This was extremely disappointing as I'd asked Sykes before booking if the cottage was fully warm as we intended to stay in a lot. I'm sure the cold in the dining room wouldn't be a problem in better weather, although we note that other guests have also made the same comment, so there was awareness of the problem. The location of the cottage was incorrect on Sykes website, although I understand this has been addressed. We would recommend Castlebrae for warmer months but until the heating issue has been addressed definitely not for winter months. At the very least there needs to be an extra plug in heater. The cleaner was super helpful and the cottage was spotlessly clean.

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• Peter Battye - Verified booking

  Very comfortable cottage. Only 3 of us so it seemed very, very spacious but it would be roomy even if there were 5 or 6 of you. Conservatory and large dining kitchen contributed to the feeling of space. Excellent shower. Washing machine and a washing hanger in back garden. Also an indoor collapsible hanger. Comfortable beds. Super quiet location on the farm but only a 3 minute drive to Dalbeattie. Lots of nice walking nearby. Kippford is a nice small coastal village. Dalbeattie is a nice town. Good cafe. Nice meal in the pub. The small but ''packed with stuff'' Dalbeattie museum is very interesting. Spent about 2 hours in it. What a nice area overall. Unspoilt, ''undiscovered''. Castle Douglas is a nice town and New Abbey a nice village with a very good cafe. Sadly Dalbeattie FC were not playing at home during our stay. I would have gone. Did go to Queen of the South vs. Alloa Athletic on the day of our arrival. A ''seven goal thriller''.

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• Hazel - Verified booking

  This home was lovely overall.

  Great base for exploring the area. It's situated almost at the top of a steep hill so provides great views and very close to Jedburgh Castle Jail. Parking is on the street but not a problem. Enclosed garden was perfect for our dog although very overgrown. The very efficient gardener arrived during our stay and made such a big difference, it was beautiful. We had trouble getting the oven to work as we are used to gas so it would have been useful to have instructions to hand rather than downloading them, but we managed. Heating instructions would be handy nearer the boiler as we struggled until we came across them in the info folder. The house was very clean throughout but the lack of maintenance to the woodwork made it somewhat tired looking and it would make a massive difference and really lift the appearance and feel of the place. It's clearly been a loved home and would make a fab place for us to return to and we wouldn't hesitate.

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